PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

I said then that the payments and commerce power brokers of 2018 and beyond understand how to use context to monetize consumer intent without compromising their trust, their data and therefore their expectations of the platforms when using them. Those same people would also sit in front of the television to watch their favorite shows.

Google 121

Google Data social media Branding 121

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

For 50 years, consumers have been trained to produce a plastic card of some kind at the point of sale to pay for something. They know they can do that anywhere they shop – the biggest of the big stores and the smallest of the mom-and-pop shops – and that their card will be accepted and will work.

Innovation 109

Innovation Payments Google Training 109

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

PYMNTS caught up with Powers to talk about about how mobile payments have powered the mobile parking industry, how to encourage those unfamiliar with mobile payments to give parking apps a try, and what’s next down the road. Currently, Passport accepts all major card types, including Visa and MasterCard, as well as PayPal.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Training Wisconsin 100

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay. Fees follow. Ever stand behind anyone trying to use mobile pay?

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. Like many small businesses (SMBs), he doesn’t accept cards. He seemed confused at first — obviously no one had ever tried to pay him this way — but I explained how it would work.

Payments 195

Payments Innovation Boston Branding 195

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Credit cards offer rewards but over 60% of payments are made on debit cards. Credit HQ helps demonstrate to a small business how to start trading. Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. Verifies the card and pushes that information onto the merchant. Plus the 1% rewards.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

That means our focus in payments should be about swapping out mobile phones for plastic cards at the point of sale inside the store — right? Those are also the same things that most people couldn’t care less about being a name brand, meaning it’s not just the grocery stores that are singing the blues. Take books, for example.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. For example, if a new CPG brand is trying to figure out how to price its products, it has a fairly routinized problem on its hands.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Playing the field might also depend on the time of the year or how crowded things get at your favorite spot. If you’re a chipmunk in Boston, you might not want to venture far or even stay out a long time when the weather is cold or snowy. You’ll exploit known places until you’re forced to explore — and then exploit — new ones.

Retail 100

Retail Study Branding Data 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

But those concerns haven’t stopped consumers from using voice to access these new experiences, because they trust the primary enabler of those voice-enabled purchasing experiences – today that’s Amazon – as well as the underlying payment methods they use to make those purchases, which are network-branded credit and debit cards.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Had I been in town, I might have used Google to find a store near me in Boston that carried the brand I wanted so I could try before I bought. But I had options: lots of choices for what to buy, places to find information about what to buy, a choice in how to buy it – and an easy way to access those options and choose before my class.

Innovation 170

Innovation US Maine Google 170